The Key
Sometimes the chase is loud, exhausting, and overpriced. But the thing worth having? It’s often the one that almost slips past unnoticed.
We spend a lot of time trying doors.
Jobs, relationships, apartments, opportunities, they all look like doors at first. You try one, and it’s tiny. You try another, and it’s huge, but the cost of staying there will hollow you out. Some don’t even open when you knock.
After a while, the search itself begins to feel like a scam. You start wondering if there’s even such a thing as “the right one,” or if you’re just destined to keep rattling handles forever.
Here’s the thing, though: sometimes the right door doesn’t look impressive-no golden handle. No spotlight. Just a plain key in a plain lock.
But when it clicks? You step in and realise there’s space you didn’t know you needed. Corners that light up in ways you didn’t expect. Not perfect. Just right.
And that’s the point: the hardest part isn’t finding the door. It’s trusting the key when it finally fits.
It reminds me of that line in Matthew 7:7 - “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” The promise isn’t that every door will swing wide, but that the right one will, in its time.
Growth Mindset Crumbs 🥖
Enough is underrated. You don’t need to be perfect to move forward.
Fit matters. Sometimes it’s not about more, it’s about what actually works for you.
Timing counts. A door that feels closed now might not always be.
Don’t miss the quiet wins. They rarely announce themselves.
Sometimes the win is quiet, but it lasts longer than the noise.
Still water + lemon and oven-baked crisps
Oluwatobi